FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2010, file photo, Milwaukee Bucks' Brandon Jennings reacts after being called for a foul during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Milwaukee. Sacramento's Tyreke Evans, Golden State's Stephen Curry and Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings, all three were NBA's rookie of the year finalists, are searching for a way to either get healthy or get going and break their sophomore slumps.

Though Evans took the award, Jennings won bragging rights over Curry with a 55-point effort against the Warriors last year and two subsequent wins. He takes that 3-0 record and big statistical edge over Curry into tonight's game, as Golden State tries to go to 2-4 on its eight-game homestand.

"It's a matchup I need to win if we are going to win," Curry said after Wednesday's practice.

Jennings is averaging 33 points and six assists and shooting 49 percent against the Warriors, while Curry comes in at 13, 3.3 and 40 percent against the Bucks, who do a good job of slowing the game down against the Warriors.

"They make it difficult for you to have a lot of fun," Golden State coach Keith Smart said.

The Warriors become very uncomfortable when they get out of their up-tempo style.

"So we have to really focus on getting stops, pushing it in transition and keeping the tempo at a high pace," Curry said.

One thing in the Warriors' favor is the fact that Jennings just came back from a broken foot and the Bucks played in Phoenix on Wednesday night. He played 24 minutes and scored six with five assists in Milwaukee's 92-77 loss.

While Jennings was out 19 games, Curry missed eight games with ankle problems as both players have had to hit the restart button on successful sophomore seasons. Jennings is averaging 17.1 points and 5.3 assists. Curry is averaging 19.1 and 5.9.

Curry's numbers are almost better across the board from what they were last season as any talk of a sophomore slump has been silenced.

Smart thinks both Curry and Jennings are too intelligent to go through that.

"Both have good basketball IQs, they can both shoot the basketball from three and they both have a mid-range pull-up," Smart said. "When you have a combination of those three things, as opposed to only being a post-up guy or only being a three-point shooter ... they have a variety of ways that they can score and still play the game the right way, and that's how you avoid the sophomore blues."

The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Curry will do his best to make sure he's not singing the blues after tonight's matchup with the 6-1, 169-pound Jennings.

"He's quick and crafty with the ball," Curry said. "He's a lefty that can get into the cracks of the paint, and he's starting to shoot the ball very well. He's the total package and he's always moving, always active, and I have to make sure I know where he is at all times."